Comparison

FlexiPurchase vs Countdown

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FlexiPurchase

Manage your expenses effortlessly on the go. Capture expense data, photograph receipts with OCR extraction, and track card purchases. Code, submit, and approve expenses directly from your mobile device with banking-grade security.

Highlights
  • Capture expense data
  • Scan receipts with OCR
  • Track card purchases
  • Code and submit expenses
  • Approve expenses
  • Receipt image library
Features
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The new way to manage your expenses with FlexiPurchase All the FlexiPurchase functions you’re used to are now at your fingertips – making it easy to manage your expenses on the go, as they come up. The new FlexiPurchase App lets you view, code and approve expenses, all on your iPhone or iPad. Taking care of business Expenses don’t just come up when you’re at work on your computer, they happen when you’re out and about. And with the FlexiPurchase App, you can take care of cash and card expenses the same way. Using mobile and cloud technology on your device, the App lets you: * Capture expense data. * Take photos of your receipts. Powerful Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology then extracts the key data, and links your receipts with your expenses. * Keep track of your receipts in the image library. * View your card purchases, as well as any policy or approval rules associated with your expenses – all on the same screen. * Code, submit and approve expenses. The App’s backed by a banking-grade security system too, so you can manage everything with confidence. Already have FlexiPurchase? Just download the App onto your device, and create your mobile PIN. Then you’re good to go.

About

Countdown

Features
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Some days you think about for weeks. The trip you booked. The wedding. The last day of term. Countdown puts them somewhere you'll actually see them - on your watch face, your Lock Screen and your Home Screen. COUNTDOWNS ON YOUR WATCH FACE This is the part most countdown apps forget. Put Countdown on your Apple Watch face and the days remaining sit right there next to the time, all day. Lift your wrist and you know - no app to open, no phone to dig out. It fits the faces you already wear - corner slots, round dials, the wide strip across the middle, the single line under the clock. Apple Watch Ultra's big slots look especially good. There's a full watch app too, so you can flick through everything you're counting down to without touching your phone. AND ON YOUR HOME AND LOCK SCREEN Add a countdown widget in three Home Screen sizes, or slip one under the clock on your Lock Screen. Widgets keep themselves up to date, so the number is right whenever you glance at it. TEN SECONDS TO SET UP Name it, pick a date and time, done. Birthdays and anniversaries repeat every year and roll over on their own, so you never type the same date twice. Switch on Count Up After Date and once the day passes the event counts the time since instead - days together, days sober, days in the new job. When the day arrives, a notification lets you know. MAKE EACH ONE LOOK LIKE THE THING IT'S FOR A ski trip shouldn't look like a dentist appointment. Dozens of icons across travel, celebrations, winter, work and life, plus eight colour gradients. Search and filter to find anything fast. YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS No account. No sign-up. No profile. Your countdowns live on your device and sync privately through your own iCloud, so they turn up on your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch - and never on our servers, because we don't have any. WHAT PEOPLE COUNT DOWN TO Holidays and flights • Birthdays • Weddings • Christmas • Due dates • Exams and results day • Retirement • Pay day • Concerts • Ski season • Days sober • The weekend --- WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE Countdown is free to download and use, supported by ads. The free version includes: • Unlimited countdowns and count-ups • Home Screen, Lock Screen and Today View widgets • The Apple Watch app and watch face complication • Repeating events - daily, weekly, monthly or yearly • A notification when the day arrives • Icons, colour gradients, search and filter • Private iCloud sync across your devices COUNTDOWN PRO - OPTIONAL Pro removes every ad and adds: • The multi-event widget - your next four dates in one tile • Widget backgrounds: match the event, pick a colour, graphite, or your own photo • All four watch face styles: standard, one huge number, with the date, or a list of your next events • Your own photos as event backgrounds • Categories to organise your events • Share cards for posting to social media Two ways to buy Pro: • Pro Annual - US$9.99 per year, renews until you cancel • Pro Lifetime - US$19.99 once, never renews Your local price is shown before you confirm. PREFER NOT TO PAY? WATCH AN AD INSTEAD Two Pro features - photo backgrounds and share cards - can also be unlocked for the current session by watching a short video ad. Always optional, never required. --- Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The annual subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage or cancel it in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://countdown.zintly.com/privacy-policy Questions, a bug, or an idea? Email contact@zintly.com - a real person reads every message. Requires iOS 18.2 or later. Apple Watch features require watchOS 11.2 or later.

Screenshots

FlexiPurchase4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlexiPurchase at none against Countdown's 2. FlexiPurchase also leads on ads (none vs shown). Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. FlexiPurchase asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlexiPurchase ships an update every 3 months, Countdown every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FlexiPurchase versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlexiPurchaseCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews8.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.7.11 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNABMRCH CONSULTING PTY LTD

Bugs and requests

FlexiPurchase

Reported bugs

73 issues
  • Constant crashing when saving
  • App locks for no reason
  • Freezing when adding receipts
  • Randomly closing during use
  • Auto receipt attachment disappeared
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  • Temporary locked account error
  • Can't split GST
  • MFA is a mess
  • Notifications don't work
  • Password expires too often
  • No Face ID
  • Hard to sync two factor verification
  • Password not recognised every month
  • Constantly having to reset password
  • Face ID keeps dropping off
  • Cannot change password right now
  • Ability to link receipts to charges rarely works
  • Cannot see image when attaching manually
  • Last update removed ability to change users
  • Locked out of accounts
  • App stuck on one account
  • No one answering queries when emailed
  • Worse after 2 factor authentication
  • Constantly crashes while coding transactions
  • OCR receipts cannot be unlinked
  • Unlink button is missing
  • Cannot unlink incorrect receipt attachment
  • App is unstable
  • Takes multiple attempts to get receipts to load
  • Does not auto link receipts to transactions
  • Doesn't seem to let you load another receipt easily
  • Upload speed for images is very slow
  • Risk of upload not finishing
  • Not a remind me of my password option
  • Not able to allocate expenses to cost centres
  • iOS 17.1.1 - App does not launch
  • Network connection is not secure error
  • App won't update
  • Fails to upload receipts despite success message
  • Forced updates
  • Constant password updates
  • Getting locked out of app
  • Issues uploading receipts
  • Makes me change password and locks account
  • Automatically sends receipts to 'pending approval' before finished
  • TouchID/FaceID features are awkward
  • No connection with app and mobile website
  • Promo banner over password reset options
  • Spend wizard too many screens
  • No way to search expense templates
  • No way to bulk delete expense templates
  • Cannot easily change GST
  • Tiny buttons down the bottom
  • Too many steps per process
  • Getting increasingly slow
  • Won't accept new password
  • OK button stays greyed out
  • Takes a bit to load when switching screens
  • Takes a bit to load when adding picture
  • QR option wouldn't work
  • Error every time trying to code a purchase
  • Next button missing on iPhone
  • Too many steps to take a pic of a receipt
  • Messages slide down over screen
  • Error to submit as 'you have not filled in enough fields'
  • Cannot change the relevant coding cost code
  • Cannot update receipt status via app
  • App does not record comments/expenses onto website
  • No ability to code txns
  • Taking up too much space on phone
  • Cannot code the expenses
  • Cannot change the expense coding from default
  • Cannot complete on the app as doesn't allow 'receipt status'

Requested features

22 requests
  • Allow PDF receipt upload
  • Implement Face ID/Touch ID
  • Add push notifications
  • Improve password management
  • Allow PDF receipt upload
Show 17 more
  • Add PDF upload option
  • Allow for more than one receipt
  • Improve GST adjustment
  • Add unlink button for receipts
  • Allow coding of transactions
  • Full functionality on app (like website)
  • Ability to change expense coding
  • Ability to update receipt status
  • Sync comments/expenses to website
  • Search for expense templates
  • Bulk delete expense templates
  • Type in segments
  • Return or reject submitted claims
  • Notification counter badge on app icon
  • Improve user interface design
  • Faster loading times
  • Revert receipt photographing to old version

Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FlexiPurchase

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Countdown

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is FlexiPurchase free?
FlexiPurchase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlexiPurchase or Countdown have ads?
Countdown shows ads; FlexiPurchase does not.
Which is updated more often, FlexiPurchase or Countdown?
FlexiPurchase ships an update every 3 months, and Countdown every 9 days. Most recently, FlexiPurchase was updated on October 16, 2026 and Countdown on October 1, 2026.

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